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Direct linkEasterbrooks, Susan R., Ed.; Dostal, Hannah M., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2020
"The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy" brings together state-of-the-art research on literacy learning among deaf and hard of hearing learners (DHH). With contributions from experts in the field, this volume covers topics such as the importance of language and cognition, phonological or orthographic awareness, morphosyntactic…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Literacy, Brain
Shatz, Marilyn, Ed.; Wilkinson, Louise C., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
This comprehensive volume describes evidence-based strategies for supporting English language learners (ELLs) by promoting meaningful communication and language use across the curriculum. Leading experts explain how and why learning is different for ELLs and pinpoint specific best practices for the classroom, illustrated with vivid examples.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Characteristics, Language Acquisition
Zaslow, Martha, Ed.; Martinez-Beck, Ivelisse, Ed.; Tout, Kathryn, Ed.; Halle, Tamara, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
What constitutes quality in early childhood settings, and how can it best be measured with today's widely used tools and promising new approaches? Find authoritative answers in this book, a must-have for high-level administrators and policymakers as more and more states adopt early childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems. The most…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Toddlers
Justice, Laura M., Ed.; Vukelich, Carol, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
High-quality preschool programs are essential to improving children's outcomes in reading achievement and leveling language and literacy disparities among students from diverse backgrounds. Grounded in state-of-the-art research evidence, this practice-oriented book demonstrates how preschool professionals can create, evaluate, and sustain…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Reading Achievement
Posner, Michael I.; Rothbart, Mary K. – APA Books, 2006
"Educating the Human Brain" is the product of a quarter century of research. This book provides an empirical account of the early development of attention and self regulation in infants and young children. It examines the brain areas involved in regulatory networks, their connectivity, and how their development is influenced by genes and…
Descriptors: Expertise, School Readiness, Educational Psychology, Genetics
Download full textMount Carmel International Training Centre, Haifa (Israel). – 1993
The purpose of a 1992 course on emergent literacy in early childhood education was to formulate a shared definition of literacy; create awareness of the developmental process involved; test previous assumptions, methods, and techniques in the light of new knowledge; and develop pedagogic approaches and curricula relevant to the existing conditions…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Child Development, Diglossia
Saracho, Olivia, Ed.; Spodek, Bernard, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007
Social epistemology is a broad set of approaches to the study of knowledge and to gain information about the social dimensions. This intellectual movement of wide cross-disciplinary sources reconstructs the problems of epistemology when knowledge is considered to be intrinsically social. In the first chapter, "Social Epistemology and Social…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Epistemology, Socialization, Play
Vinovskis, Maris A. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
One of the most popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs, Project Head Start continues to support young children of low-income families--close to one million annually--by providing a range of developmental and educational services. Yet as Head Start reaches its fortieth anniversary, debates over the…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Intervention, Low Income, Preschool Education
